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High blood pressure, which is almost entirely preventable, was responsible for approximately 75,000 deaths in the UK in 2015, and costs the NHS billions every year.

Poor diet and excess salt intake is leading young people in their 30s to 50s to develop high blood pressure. Around one in three people in the UK now live with high blood pressure which puts them at risk of having an early stroke.

High blood pressure is responsible for around 60 per cent of all strokes. As nine out of 10 strokes are preventable , Blood Pressure UK is urging local residents of all age to check their blood pressure during the campaign week.

Pressure stations are being offered to carry out blood pressure checks

Associate professor Jamie Waterall, lead for cardiovascular disease prevention, Public Health England, said: “High blood pressure is the third biggest cause of early death and ill health in England. This is why it’s so important to know our numbers, in the same way we would know our weight or height. It is arguably one of the most important numbers we should know as adults.”